"Have you heard? Back then, when Heavenly Halberd Mountain in the Land of Heavenly Halberd collapsed, nearly bringing the Land of Heavenly Halberd down with it, the one who truly saved the land was actually the ancestor of the Hou Family."
"And that ancestor of the Hou Family was also the master of the ancestors of the Five Great Noble Families. He transformed into five stone steles and passed them on to those five disciples, telling them to protect the Hou Family."
"But who could have guessed they'd break their promise and suppress the Hou Family at every turn? Now they even want to wipe the family out entirely."
"I've also heard that the Hou Family has issued a challenge to the Heaven Family. They're going to collect what they're owed."
Rumors like these had begun spreading far and wide, becoming a hot topic of conversation for many. After all, in the Land of Heavenly Halberd, any rumor connected to the Five Great Noble Families drew a great deal of attention.
And turning such rumors into gossip naturally made the people who shared them feel important.
"Bullshit!"
"Where'd you hear that rumor? How dare you slander the Five Great Noble Families? You've got a death wish."
"Exactly! The Hou Family's ancestor saved the Land of Heavenly Halberd? Pah! Who'd believe that kind of nonsense?"
"If it really was the Hou Family's ancestor, why leave the stone steles to the Five Great Noble Families instead of his own descendants?"
"The Hou Family are the ones who've been deceiving the world and stealing a false reputation, slandering the Five Great Noble Families. They've got no shame."
"Hmph. If you ask me, a family like the Hou Family deserves to be wiped out."
"That may be true, but there's a saying: there's no